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Brazil (1985)

UK:: 15 US:: R Comedy Science Fiction

Low-level bureaucrat Sam Lowry escapes the monotony of his day-to-day life through a recurring daydream of himself as a virtuous hero saving a beautiful damsel. Investigating a case that led to the wrongful arrest and eventual death of an innocent man instead of wanted terrorist Harry Tuttle, he meets the woman from his daydream, and in trying to help her gets caught in a web of mistaken identities, mindless bureaucracy and lies.

Updated May 8 2020

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bureaucracy police state terror great britain dream dystopia government satire dark comedy cult film anarchic comedy

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Runtime: 132 mins Budget: $15,000,000 Rating: 7.7 Tag Line: It's only a state of mind.

Cast

Ian Holm

Mr. M. Kurtzmann

Terry Gilliam

Smoking Man (uncredited)

Charles McKeown

Harvey Lime

Jonathan Pryce

Sam Lowry

Robert De Niro

Archibald 'Harry' Tuttle

Katherine Helmond

Mrs. Ida Lowry

Bob Hoskins

Spoor

Michael Palin

Jack Lint